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November 2009 Newsletter

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NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

RELAY EDITION

Please read this to ensure you are up to date with activities relating to the relay championships next weekend. The key themes for the whole trip is patience, teamwork and flexibility. Things will happen and it is all about working together as a team to ensure the trip is as smooth as possible. Teams may change, people might not agree with all things but all decisions will be made with the majority in mind so please remeber this if you start to stress. I am really looking forward to this trip and know we will all do everything we can to make it enjoyable for all.

TIMETABLE OF EVENTS – this may still change after final entries close!

WOMEN 4 x 100m 4 x 200m 4 x 400m
Heat Sun 12.04pm Sat 12.45pm Nil
Final Sun 4.25pm Sat 4.15pm Sun 9.30am
MEN 4 x 100m 4 x 200m 4 x 400m
Heat Sat 1.57pm Sun 10am Nil
Final Sat 4pm Sun 1.32pm Sat 11.20am

The final teams for the 2009 NSW Relay Champs have been confirmed

Men’s Team

4 x 100m

A Team – Luke Storta, Brendan Cole, Patrick Elliott, Brendan Matthews

B Team – Jesse Matthews, Stephen Sheppard, Tom Burbidge, Charlie Marques

4 x 200m 

A Team – Luke Storta, Brendan Cole, Tom Burbidge, Brendan Matthews – plus Charlie Marques to run heat!

B Team – Jesse Matthews, Stephen Sheppard, Jaryd Cowley, Patrick Elliott

4 x 400m

A Team – Jesse Matthews, Brendan Cole, Tom Burbidge, Brendan Matthews

B Team or Reserves – Jaryd Cowley, Luke Storta, Charlie Marques, plus 1

Women’s

4 x 100m

Ramona or Sophie, Melissa Breen, Lauren Boden, Chloe Jamieson

4 x 200m

Heat – Tarin Nevin, Sophie Broadhead, Ramona Casey, Chloe/Mel or Lauren

Final – Ramona or Sophie, Melissa Breen, Lauren Boden, Chloe Jamieson

4 x 400m

Tarin Nevin, Lauren Boden, Ramona Casey, Chloe Jamieson

Departure

The squad will meet at AIS track car park at 7.15pm. Please ensure you have dinner before arriving. We will then travel in a 12 seater bus together (There may be 1 additional car travelling if required). We will return and drop off people at the track upon our return on Sunday afternoon. We will pick uo Sophie at Goulburn on the way through.

Accommodation

The whole idea of this trip is to travel and stay as a group. This is a squad camp so whilst I can’t tell you to stay with everyone it is strongly encouraged. The results are honestly secondary this weekend. I am more concerned about getting away together and working as a squad to make it as enjoyable as possible. Life as an elite athlete is about being able to travel and make the most of the situation faced and this is a good chance to experience this and see how you cope.

The Tarin family have been kind enough to allow us all to stay at their house which is most appreciated. Obviously there will not be enough beds for everyone so we will be sleeping on mattresses or sleeping bags on the floor but I ask that you make do and work together. Some people have a higher requirement for a proper bed and we will give priority to them but on the whole we should all be able to make do and handle this camp type sleeping situation.

FOOD

We will bring up cereal and bread in the car and the Nevin’s will purchase milk and juice for our breakfast on Saturday morning. If you have special requests for cereal let me know ASAP!

We will head down to the nearest shops to buy chicken, rolls, salad etc for lunch on each day.

I have decided we should have some spaghetti bog and salad on Saturday for dinner so if that is not to your liking also let me know.

COST

I will just keep a record of expenses and simply divide it up between everyone but it should not be an expensive weekend.

OTHER THINGS

  • Please remember to bring your registration number with you to wear
  • I will be supplying singlets and crop tops for relays teams.
  • Please bring your own tights (navy or black please and we will put teams in same colours)
  • Bring money to buy drinks!
  • We will hopefully have a recovery container to put ice in to use after races. It is looking like it will be very hot so we will need to be smart with hydration and recovery.
  • At this stage you will not need to bring any sleeping bags but I will ask individuals if that changes. Bring a towel!
  • Please PACK LIGHT we will have limited room in the bus as it will be very full.
2009/10 Press Releases and Media Coverage

Jamieson Top 5 on the National 400m Hurdles rankings at age 15

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MATTYB DEPT. start to step up the performances at the Athletics ACT Summer Series

 

SUMMARY

  • 15 year old Chloe Jamieson now ranked in Top 5 nationally for 400m Hurdles – 60.11
  • Brendan Matthews run a quick 48.75 in 400m
  • Squad wraps up final preparations for NSW Relay Championship with solid 4 x 100m relay results at AACT Summer Series
  • Lauren Boden sounds a warning for season ahead with a 54.65 opening run in the 400m

15 year old Chloe Jamieson has continued her purple patch of form running a scintillating 60.11 in the 400m Hurdles at the ACT Summer Series. After breaking the national under 16 record in the 200m Hurdles (27.54) at the NSW All Schools Championships last weekend Chloe made another huge breakthrough in the 400m Hurdles taking over 2 and half seconds off her personal best and moving to number 5 on the open ranking for the event joining her training partner Lauren Boden (ranked number 2).

In other events 18 year old Brendan Matthews took out the 400m in a time of 48.75. This is his second fastest time ever and coach Matt Beckenham still believes there is plenty more to come in the lead up to the World Junior selection trials in March next year. The squad took the trifecta with Derek Collinge (50.06) just holding off Jesse Matthews (50.07).

Lauren Boden ran her first 400m race for the season crossing the line in 54.65. Considering she is still in heavy training this was an extremely pleasing result. Training partner Tarin Nevin also ran a solid 400m running 59.82 showing she is on track to try and crack through the 60 second barrier in her pet event the 400m Hurdles later in the season.

Melissa Breen ran a solid 11.91 into a strong headwind and Patrick Elliott (11.33) also recovered from a bad start to beat training partners Stephen Sheppard (11.35) and Derek Collinge (11.38) on the line.

The squad completed the night with 2 teams running the 4 x 100m relay. The main men’s team consisted of Tom Burbidge, Brendan Cole, Patrick Elliott and Brendan Matthews finished first in 42.05 while a mixed team of Jesse Matthews, Stephen Sheppard, Lauren Boden and Chloe Jamieson finished 2nd in 44.69.

The squad will now prepare for the NSW Relays championships to be conducted in Sydney on 21-22nd November.

For footage of these races please go to: https://mattybdept.com/video/interclub-footage/

Article on Inside Athletics

http://www.insideathletics.com.au/news/1391-weekly-wrap-nsw-3000m-and-ncaa-regional-cross-country

2009/10 Press Releases and Media Coverage

Chloe Jamieson smashes Australian 200m Hurdles Record – 27.54 (-0.9w)

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PRESS RELEASE

CHLOE JAMIESON

BREAKS NATIONAL

200M HURDLES RECORD

DATE: 8th NOVEMBER 2009

chloe photo finish 200m Hurdles final 27.54 -0.9w NSW All Schools 09

Article now on Athletics Australia website

http://www.athletics.com.au/news/news/2009/november/hurdles_young_gun

Articles on Inside Athletics

http://www.insideathletics.com.au/news/1373-weekly-wrap-records-and-qualifiers-abound-at-all-schools 

http://www.insideathletics.com.au/news/1372-underage-record-and-world-junior-qualifier-close-nsw-all-schools

Article in Bega District News

http://www.begadistrictnews.com.au/news/local/sport/athletics/chloe-smashes-national-record-twice/1676720.aspx?storypage=0 

Local Tathra girl Chloe Jamieson dominated the hurdles events in the 15 years age group at the NSW All Schools Championships held in Sydney 6th-8th November taking gold in the 90m Hurdles and 200m Hurdles.

In the heats 200m Hurdles she ran a personal best of 27.67 (-0.5w) and set a new Australian and NSW Record in the process.

Chloe then backed this up 2 hours later running even faster to again lower the Australian record to 27.54 into a headwind of -0.9. The national record was 27.91 held by Jessica Gulli who represented Australia at the World Youth (2005) World Juniors (2006) Championships.

Chloe stated that “all is looking good for nationals”  after her victory margin of over 2 seconds in the final.

Earlier in the meet Chloe won the 90m Hurdles in time of 12.73 (0.1w) which was almost half a second faster then second (13.20). Her time was also only 0.08 from the State Record held by outstanding junior hurdler Carly Rodger.

Congratulations also goes to her father Kel who does the supervision of Chloe’s training at home.

Chloe will now set her sights towards the Australian All School championships (4th-6th December) in Hobart where she will contest the Under 16 200m Hurdles and also run up an age group in the under 17 400m Hurdles. Her coach Matt Beckenham is very excited about Chloe stepping up to the 400m Hurdles saying “she will be up an age group but Chloe has already shown me that she has some wonderful potential in the 400m Hurdles and I really think she has the potential to be one of the Australia’s top hurdlers in years to come.”  

In the lead up to Hobart Chloe will also join fellow squad members Lauren Boden (3 time national 400m Hurdles champion) and Melissa Breen (National 200m champion) when they compete at the NSW Relays Championships on the 21-22nd November.

SUMMARY

  • Chloe Jamieson 200m Hurdles National Record 27.54 (-0.9w)
  • Gold in 90m Hurdles and 200m Hurdles at NSW All Schools
  • Broke National record in heat 27.67 (0.5w) only to go faster again in final
  • Next event NSW Relay (21-22 Nov) with fellow MattyB DEPT. Squad members Melissa Breen and Lauren Boden
  • Aust All Schools (4-6 Dec) in Hobart and will compete in 200m Hurdles and 400m Hurdles

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